Listen to an audio podcast of this performance here: Retired Navy veteran Steven Schaljo was a jazz studio music major right out of high school. Schaljo started playing “Taps” when he noticed military honor guards returning from funerals with a boombox. At a time when many World War II veterans ...

Memorial Day has its roots in the late 1800s. The holiday was first called Declaration Day and meant to honor those who died while fighting in the Civil War. Since then, its scope was widened to honor all Americans who died in service. We were able to take a look ...

Vancouver City Council member and U.S. Army veteran Larry Smith talks about Memorial Day 2011 at the Vancouver Barracks. Smith is a member of the Community Military Appreciation Committee (CMAC), which plans and organizes community-wide events to honor local veterans. Military holidays the group highlights include Memorial Day, Veterans Day, ...

There’s a lot going on behind the scenes at COUV.COM. Last week we let you know that design changes are coming to our website this week. We are also trying something new in the content arena. Instead of a COUV.COM Original video, we will be posting a few veteran-related videos ...